Lukas Matt (Liechtenstein, LIE) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Matt finished 0-7 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Matt lost 17-3 to Eduard Nikolov (Kyiv, UKR), droppimg another game, 14-4 to Mathias Genner (Kitzbuehel, AUT). Matt lost 13-3 to James Pougher (Hawarden, WAL). Matt lost 10-1 to Gontzal Garcia (San Sebastian, ESP). Matt lost 10-3 to Ireland's John Wilson. Matt lost 11-5 to Juraj Gallo (Bratislava, SVK). Matt lost 11-1 to Rob Retchless (Preston, ENG) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 18 of the event schedule, Matt did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Matt ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.